Seminario

Seminario Matemática Aplicada

Using numerical modelling techniques to minimize urban mobility-related emissions impact on air quality: a real case study in Zaragoza (Spain)

Ponente:  Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid / CIEMAT)
Fecha:  martes 15 de marzo de 2022 - 13:00
Lugar:  Aula Naranja, ICMAT
Online:  us06web.zoom.us/j/86553840167?pwd=M0lwbjROMGVPeUxJV3I1RDBiUk5Pdz09 (ID: 865 5384 0167; P: 388659)

Resumen:

Pollutants emitted by road traffic represent a major contributor to the population exposure in urban areas, becoming an important problem in urban areas. With the increasing computational capacities available to scientists, microscopic traffic simulations have become a widely, well valued tool in an increasing number of subjects as road transportation has become a crucial part of human activities.
In this context, this work aims at evaluating and developing strategies that minimizes the population exposure to air pollution due to urban traffic-related emissions in urban areas.
Microscopic traffic simulations are performed in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) at a very high spatial (~m) and temporal (~s) resolutions in order to simulate road traffic-related emissions in different scenarios, whereas Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and chemistry-transport simulations will be performed in order to identify the impact of those emissions at different spatial scales. This multi-model, multi-scale approach is very promising and supports the growing conviction of the benefits of multidisciplinary collaborations between scientists.

Key words: Microscopic traffic simulation, Traffic-related pollutants, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Chemistry-transport modelling, Multidisciplinary approach.